Black Wax

Live music promotion, label, blog, and radio show - www.blackwax.uk Adam Smith’s Back Wax was a weekly radio on a local community radio station.

Black Wax is now a live music promotions company and record label with a monthly radio show 'Let's Go' on Totally Wired Radio. Adam Smith was a concert promoter at The Square in Harlow, Essex since 2001 up until the venue’s closure in 2017. He's also promoted live and club events in and around Essex and London. He DJ’d the Rifles’ ‘No Love Lost’ 10th anniversary show at the Electric Ballroom (Camd

en) in 2015, Steve Diggle’s (Buzzcocks) album launch at the 100 Club (Oxford St.) in 2011 and at Butlins’ ‘Great British Alternative Festival’ in 2012. Adam promoted one of the last ever UK shows for legendary Small Faces (and Faces, and Rolling Stones) organist, Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan. Since 2007 he's also been a touring bassist for the Newtown Neurotics and more recently London power pop band Los Pepes. Adam's also played live for Eddie & The Hot Rods, Ed Tudor Pole and Chas Hodges. Fact: Adam rides a 1980 Vespa PX and likes Kiss, including the 80s stuff.

17/10/2025

Very sad news from Redchurch Brewery.

We worked with the crew to put on some amazing nights there, bringing local talent and international bands to audiences looking for a good time.

Good luck to all the hard working staff, you deserve to be looked after.

26/09/2025

It's been uncharacteristically quiet on the gig promoting front here at Black Wax. In fact, we've only put on one gig this year, and that wasn't even in our native home of Harlow.

Why so? Well...

Things changed in work/personal lives which meant there has been less time to book gigs, as more time has been spent working them.

At the end of last year we started working on tour managing and driving, following the arrival of the Black Wax-mobile, and the diary filled up pretty quickly.

We're not stopping promoting all together, and every tour driven and venue visited is inspiring more ideas for the future. But for now, we'll be seeing out 2025 on the road.

Do keep your eyes peeled though, as we're kicking off 2026 in style - more soon!

In the meantime, here's a recap of what we've been up to out there, accompanied by a nice photo of Los Pepes in the wagon:

John Otway Band (UK) – UK Tour Winter ’24/25
Jerron Paxton (USA) – French Tour Feb 25. UK and IRE Tour May ’25
Travellers All-Stars (Mexico) – UK Festival Appearance April ’25
Jontavious Willis (USA) – UK Festival Appearance May ’25
Cap’n Jazz (USA) – UK June ’25
Robert Finley (USA) – French Festivals June-July ’25
Los Pepes (UK) – Belgium and Germany Tour July ’25, UK Tour August ’25
The Fuzztones (USA) – UK July ’25
Tom Robinson Band (UK) – UK Festivals and club shows August ’25
Daddy Long Legs (USA) – UK and IRE Tour September ’25

22/09/2025

Final tickets on sale now.

13/09/2025

We could really do with some help here guys!

We’re playing the Black Bull in Gateshead, Newcastle on Fri 28th Nov and would love to play a show the next day (Sat 29th Nov) before we return home to London on the Sunday. If you can get us a show ANYWHERE in between Newcastle and London, please let us know ASAP! ( we WON’T need anywhere to crash so don’t worry about that).
BRING THE POUND SHOP ROCK TO YOUR TOWN!

31/08/2025

***TONIGHT***
The Bonnevilles 🎸

The Bonnevilles don't so much play punk blues as use it as a spring board to create a completely new genre. The Lurgan duo take Mississippi Hill Blues and Punk Rock and mix into their own unique dark Northern Irish Punk Blues stew.

*Get Your Tickets Now*

28/08/2025

11/08/2025

30/07/2025

2 weeks to go.
❗️Less than 30 tickets remaining❗️
Tom Robinson Music at Corn Exchange - Hertford Wednesday 13th August.

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27/06/2025

Less than 50 remaining for Tom Robinson Music Band live at Corn Exchange - Hertford this summer!

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22/06/2025

Be it venturing into the crowd (with his guitar, natch), inviting a random crowd member onstage to play keyboard, or even playing his own instrument with a length of chain (of all things!), you get the feeling that Dion and his band would stop at nothing to keep the rock n’ roll party going - and ...

19/06/2025

🆕 NEW SHOW 🆕

We are pleased to be able to announce The Bonnevilles will be heading to The Horn on Sunday 31 August as part of the 'Age of Monsters Tour 2025'!

The Bonnevilles don't so much play punk blues as use it as a spring board to create a completely new genre. The Lurgan duo take Mississippi Hill Blues and Punk Rock and mix into their own unique dark Northern Irish Punk Blues stew.

06/06/2025

‼️75% Sold‼️

With just under 10 weeks to go, this is your reminder not to snooze on the Tom Robinson Band in Hertford.

Tom Robinson Music
Corn Exchange - Hertford
13th August 2025

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Adam Smith’s Back Wax was a weekly radio show throughout 2017 which now exists as 30 podcasts (ok, might have skipped a few weeks) over at Mixcloud. Go have a look and listen and you’ll quickly catch on to what kinda music we’re dealing with here!

I’ve been a concert promoter at The Square in Harlow, Essex since 2001 up until the venue’s closure in 2017.

I have also promoted live and club events in and around Essex and London. I DJ’d the Rifles’ ‘No Love Lost’ 10th anniversary show at the Electric Ballroom (Camden) in 2015, Steve Diggle’s (Buzzcocks) album launch at the 100 Club (Oxford St.) in 2011 and at Butlins’ ‘Great British Alternative Festival’ in 2012.

I promoted one of the last ever UK shows for legendary Small Faces (and Faces, and Rolling Stones) organist, Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan.